Personnel and payroll services

Tender description

Durham County Council’s, direct payments team is seeking applications from suitable providers to join an approved provider list for the provision of payroll services for direct payment service users. The approved provider list is for Durham County Council’s Direct Payments team to utilise when signposting direct payment service users to potential direct payment providers. No service user will be obliged to access the services of those providers who are on this approved provider list. This approved provider List is available in 3 lots: — Lot 1: Payroll Provider Services, — Lot 2: Managed Accounts, — Lot 3: Managing Pre-Payment Cards. Lot 1: payroll support services — provide Independent advice and guidance on all payroll procedures, — provide information and advice on any pay-related issues that may arise such as redundancy, maternity, sickness, etc., — support person to register with inland revenue, — manage whole payroll process: checking proof of eligibility to work in the UK, processing of wages at chosen frequencies, generate payslips, calculation of monies to HMRC and how to pay on a monthly basis, calculate statutory payments and provide advice, submit end of year documentation to HMRC and supply P60’s, — pension, — maintain and securely store payroll records on behalf of the employer in line with the Data Protection Act 2018, — administration. Lot 2: Managed accounts — all the elements in Lot 1, — set up individual bank account in service user’s name to receive the direct payment funding, — arranging to pay any care costs to relevant providers/employees on service user’s behalf, — provide audit information. Lot 3: Managing pre-payment cards — provide independent advice and guidance on all payroll procedures, — provide information and advice on any pay-related issues that may arise such as redundancy, maternity, sickness, etc., — support person to register with inland revenue, — manage whole payroll process: checking proof of eligibility to work in the UK, processing of wages at chosen frequencies, generate payslips, calculation of monies to HMRC and how to pay on a monthly basis, calculate statutory payments and provide advice, submit end of year documentation to HMRC and supply P60’s, — pension, — maintain and securely store payroll records on behalf of the employer in line with the Data Protection Act 2018, — administration, — arranging to pay any care costs to relevant providers/employees on service user’s behalf.